Japanese Folk Lore...
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lore \lör\ n [Old English leornian to learn]
a : knowledge gained through study or experience
b : traditional knowledge or belief
Due to the (increasing) size of this list, please consider it constantly "under construction". For a running list of the newest additions see here.
Traditional Ghost Stories and Supernatural Tales
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From In Ghostly Japan (Lafcadio Hearn, 1898)
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A Story of Divination
Botan-Doro (The Flower Lantern)
Fragment (The Mountain of Skulls)
Furisode (The Long-Sleeve Robe)
From Kwaidan (Lafcadio Hearn, 1903)
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A Dead Secret
Diplomacy
Jiki Ninki (Man-Eating Goblin)
Jiu Roku Zakura (Cherry-tree of the Sixteenth Day)
Mimi Nashi Hoichi (Earless Hoichi)
Mirror and A Bell
Mujina (The Faceless)
Oshidori (The Mallards)
Riki Baka (Riki the Fool)
Rokuro-Kubi
The Dream of Akinosuke
The Story of Aoyagi
The Story of O-Tei
Ubazakura (Cherry Tree of the Milk Nurse)
Yuki Onna (Snow Woman)
From Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation (Lafcadio Hearn, 1904)
From Tales of Old Japan (Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1910)
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A Story of Divination
Shinto
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Kojiki
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Kojiki (translation)
Manga Version
The Ancient Cult (Lafcadio Hearn commentary)
Deities
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Izanagi
Izanami
Ame Terasu
Tsuku Yomi
Susa no Wo
Concepts
Ceremonies
Places
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Kojiki (translation)
Ghosts
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Botan-Doro (The Flower Lantern)
Ghost of Oiwa
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The Lantern Ghost of Oiwa
Ghost of the Violet Well
The Golden Hairpin
Kohada Koheiji
Maidservant Okiku
Mujina (The Faceless)
Nightly Weeping Rock
Oyuki
The Spirit of the Willow Tree
Yotsuya Kaidan
Yuurei
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The Lantern Ghost of Oiwa
Demons
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Hyakki Yako
Oni
Shikome
Hannya
Emma
The Horned Priest Ryogen
Oni no Nembutsu
Tengu
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Inugami
Sojobo
Yamabushi Tengu
Karasu Tengu
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Inugami
Monsters
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Ghost Skeleton
Rokurokubi
Yama Uba
Kappa
Nukekubi
The Greedy Hag
Animals
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Badger
Cat / Neko
Crab / Kani
Crow / Karasu
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Karasu Tengu
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White Fox Wedding
Tamamo no Mae [The Fox Maiden]
The Fox-Woman Leaving Her Child
Fox Fire
Monkey / Saru
Snake
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Serpent Deities
Ryu
Orochi
Yasha
Abundant-Jewel Princess and the Dragon King
Shiota no Tayu
Jealous Yaichiro
The Legend of Dojoji
The Serpent Tamichi
Susa-no Wo and the Eight-Forked Serpent
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Tanuki Kettle
Tanuki and Rabbit
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Karasu Tengu
Insects
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Ant
Butterfly
Centipede
Nature
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Flowers
Tree
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Jiu Roku Zakura (Cherry-tree of the Sixteenth Day)
The Spirit of the Willow Tree
Ubazakura (Cherry Tree of the Milk Nurse)
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Sessho Seki [The Death Stone] - Nasu, Tochigi
Mountain
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Jiu Roku Zakura (Cherry-tree of the Sixteenth Day)
Objects
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A Dead Secret
The Flute's Tomb
Furisode (The Long-Sleeve Robe)
The Golden Hairpin
Locations
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Ghost of the Violet Well - Shimizutani, Yamato
Gojoe Bridge - Kyoto
The Haunted Temple in Inaba Province
Sessho Seki [The Death Stone] - Nasu, Tochigi
Immortals
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Sennin
Gama
Tekkai
Chokaro
Kinko
Kume Sennin
People
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47 Ronin
Boddhidharma
Shoki the Demon Queller
Sadanobu
Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Yoshitsune
Benkei the Monk
Relationship
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Lover
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A Dead Secret
Botan-Doro (The Flower Lantern)
Furisode (The Long-Sleeve Robe)
The Golden Hairpin
Oshidori (The Mallards)
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The Story of Aoyagi
Riki Baka (Riki the Fool)
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A Dead Secret
Ceremonies
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Oniyarai
Tsuina
Shugendo
Textual Sources
